Travelers [working proof 2]

2019

Wayne Thiebaud

Associated Names
Wayne Thiebaud

Artist, American, 1920 - 2021

Emily York

Printer, American, active early 21st century

This is an illustration of vehicles traveling on a road. The image shows a wide, open road extending to the horizon. There are various vehicles of different sizes and shapes on the road. The scene is created using detailed lines to indicate motion towards the distant vanishing point. The background is plain, highlighting the vast landscape. The lines on the road convey speed and movement, creating a sense of a journey.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hard ground etching, aquatint, and drypoint on wove Somerset paper [working proof 2]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.3 × 27.7 cm (8 3/8 × 10 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 33.2 × 38.2 cm (13 1/16 × 15 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.132.697

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    [working proof 2]

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Not signed. Not dated. "Thiebaud: Travelers WP2" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

"SOM[ERSET]"

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